6-Figure .Com And Highest .US Sale Reported To Date Head New DNJournal Top Ten

by Ron Jackson

As domainers gather in Las Vegas and
Seattle for a pair of major conferences this week, they are
going to have a lot of good news to celebrate. The new DNJournal.com
Top Ten sales chart shows strength in all corners of the
industry, including a few places many people seldom look. This
week's first five features four different extensions, including .com,
.us, .org and .de!

Our Big Board leader is a behemoth - Innovations.com - which
went for a whopping $108,000 in an auction at Pool.com.
That ranks as the 6th best sale reported so far this year. Fans of
America's country code are also breaking out the champagne after
seeing VOIP.us change hands for $25,000 - the highest
price ever reported for a .US domain. Buyer John Gotts of PCSafe.com
said that even though the acronym is commonly associated with
"Voice Over IP" he thinks "Video Over IP" could
be even more important. Gotts bought the domain from Rob Sequin'sAllNetServices.com.

Sedo.com
stepped up after the top two and racked up the next four positions
in a row led by #3 Hirst.org at $24,000. That is the
second highest .org sale reported this year (behind only Lottery.org
which sold for $66,667, also at Sedo). A 3-letter .de (German
country code), MEO.de gave Sedo the 5th slot after going for €13,920
($17,496). That domain was sandwiched in between a pair of solid
.coms, #4 BioSensors.com at $17,500 and #6 BBLaw.com
at €13,000 ($16,339).

Afternic.comhit the daily double with #7 SearchMe.com finding $15,000
and #8 IToldYouSo.com commanding and even 15K. Every
domain on this week's chart hit five (or more) figures. Here's a
look at the complete
Top Ten for the week ending May 22:

Domain
Name Journal's Top TenReported Domain
Sales - Mon. May 16, 2005 - Sun. May 22, 2005Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based on
Rates in Effect Tue. May 24

Domain

Sold For

Where
Sold

1.

Innovations.com

$108,000

Pool

2.

VOIP.us

$25,000

AllNetServices

3.

Hirst.org

$24,000

Sedo

4.

Biosensors.com

$17,500

Sedo

5.

MEO.de

€13,920
= $17,496

Sedo

6.

BBLaw.com

€13,000
= $16,339

Sedo

7.

SearchMe.com

$15,500

Afternic

8.

IToldYouSo.com

$15,000

Afternic

9.

Swithboard.com

$12,100

Enom
Club Drop

10.

ECS.com

$10,200

Pvt
Sale

Keep in mind that these are the highest
value sales that have been reported to us in the past week.
This column is meant to be an educational tool, not a
complete list documenting ALL high value domain
sales. Such a list is impossible to produce because many
sales are kept private at the insistence of buyers, sellers
or both.

A high-traffic misspelling of switchboard, Swithboard.com,
was #9 after going for $12,100 at Enom's Club
Drop. That domain scores 2,282 with the extension
in Overture.
Ken Cunliffe of TopNames.com
acquired a superb 3-letter .com for just $10,200 in a
bankruptcy proceeding to anchor our new chart. Domains with 3 premium
letters like this one (ECS.com) have sold for as much as $145,000
in the past 12 months. Another five-figure sale fell just short of
making our new list. That was WellnessWarehouse.com which went
for $10,000 at DotcomDepot.com.

As always, the action was hot and heavy under the Big
Board. SnapNames.com
accounted for one large block of sales that included a five-letter
acronym, AIPAC.com at $8,900. It was bought by the
owners of AIPAC.org.
Cosmopolis.com brought $6,201, GlobalGroup.com gathered
$6,100 and PaperBliss.com contributed $5,100.
SnapNames also scored with Personnals.com (a misspell) at
$4,400,CareerResources.com at $4,248 and LooseDiamond.com
at $4,100. VisitToronto.com pitched in with another $2,550
and Bazaar.org added $1,119.

Afternic had a very strong week. In addition to their
pair of Top ten entries, their collection plate included $9,900
from eBible.com. HotBlondes.com spiced things up with $6,900
while MyPodcast.com drew $5,556. A four-letter acronym, AMPF.com,
soared to $5,450 and HotAsses.com cracked $4,900.

Sedo also had a scintillating sales sheet. Someone
coughed up $8,000 for InsaneClips.com and ChillOut.co.uk
added a cool £4,000 ($7,309). Zazo.com kicked in
another €5,500 ($6,913), SuchMaschine.net
("search engine" in German) pulled €4,800 ($6,034)
and PS3Games.com chipped in an even $5,000. Sedo even
scored with a pair of extensions that rarely show up on sales lists.
Poker.md (country code for Moldova) collected a $2,000
pot and Kreuzfahrten.name ("cruises" in German)
docked with $1,257 on board.

Back at Enom's Club Drop, BedavaMP3.com
downloaded $6,100, AffiliateRevenue.com shared $4,000
and BloodPressureMonitor.com posted $3,400.
IndianDreamGirls.com enticed $3,200, CruisesNMore.com
sailed in with $2,600 and another pair sold for $2,500
each; TireRepair.com and Punkaim.com. Club Drop also
picked up $1,900 for FlashZone.com. In a private
transaction, Don Marks acquired MichiganHouses.com for $5,000.

****

The entry level for our Year-To-Date chart
rises to $20,000 this week but we still got three new members headed
by Innovations.com which lands among the top half-dozen sales
of 2005. Here are the
biggest winners reported so far this year:

Domain
Name Journal's Year-To-Date Top SellersHighest Reported
2005 Domain Sales through Sun. May 22 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $)
Based on Rates in Effect When Sales Were Originally Reported
by DNJ(Domains entering the chart this week are highlighted in green)

Domain

Sold For

Where
Sold

Date*

1.

Local.com

$700,000

Pvt
Sale

3/8/05

2.

Chat.de

€360,000
= $470,848

Sedo

1/18/05

3.
tie

GED.com

$150,000

Sedo

1/18/05

3.
tie

GospelMusic.com

$150,000

GreatDomains

3/22/05

5.

Voyuer.com

$112,100

SnapNames

2/1/05

6.

Innovations.com

$108,000

Pool

5/24/05

7.

OLT.com

$93,000

Sedo

5/3/05

8.

PetSupplies.com

$75,000

Afternic

4/5/05

9.
tie

Downlaod.com

$68,000

Pvt
Sale

3/1/05

9.
tie

Donwload.com

$68,000

Pvt
Sale

3/1/05

9.
tie

Dawnload.com

$68,000

Pvt
Sale

3/1/05

12.

Lottery.org

$66,667

Sedo

3/22/05

13.

Trees.com

$58,000

GreatDomains

1/4/05

14.

CashFlow.com

$56,500

Sedo

4/19/05

15.
tie

HotDate.com

$55,000

Sedo

4/19/05

15.
tie

Free-Games.to

$55,000

Sedo

3/1/05

17.

CervicalCancer.com

$50,750

Moniker/
DomainSystems

2/1/05

18.
tie

Designs.com

$50,000

Pvt
Sale

4/26/05

18.
tie

MusicShop.com

$50,000

GreatDomains

2/22/05

18.
tie

Neighbors.com

$50,000

Sedo

2/15/05

18.
tie

Therapy.com

$50,000

Sedo

2/15/05

22.

League.com

$48,000

GreatDomains

3/8/05

23.

MyShopping.com

$47,000

Pool

5/3/05

24.

TiltPoker.com

$46,000

Pool

3/29/05

25.

Cow.com

$45,400

Ebay

4/12/05

26.

ScienceFairProjects.com

€33,500
= $44,614

Sedo

3/15/05

27.
tie

Marble.com

$43,000

Afternic

3/8/05

27.
tie

EOL.com

$43,000

Sedo

5/17/05

29.

AutoLine.com

$42,250

SnapNames

5/10/05

30.
tie

BBGuns.com

$40,000

GreatDomains

3/15/05

30.
tie

Moma.com

$40,000

Sedo

2/22/05

32.

LogoOnline.com

€30,000
= $39,817

Sedo

1/4/05

33.

Pasion.com("passion" in Spanish)

€30,000
= $39,552

Sedo

3/1/05

34.

Almousa.net

€30,000
= $39,324

Sedo

1/11/05

35.

Stempel.de("rubber stamp" in German)

€28,000
= $37,103

Sedo

2/22/05

36.

Patenschaft.de("godparenthood" in German)

€26,680
= $35,624

Sedo

3/8/05

37.

With.co.uk

£17,625
= $33,707

Sedo

3/15/05

38.

Gather.com

$32,500

GreatDomains

3/1/05

39.

CollegeGrants.com

$32,439

Pvt
Sale

3/15/05

40.

E-Mails.de

€25,000
= $31,582

Sedo

5/17/05

41.

Tutorial.com

$30,100

Ebay

3/22/05

42.
tie

Damn.com

$30,000

GreatDomains

4/19/05

42.
tie

ChaseBank.com

$30,000

Sedo

3/8/05

42.
tie

DataNova.com

$30,000

Sedo

3/1/05

42.
tie

Grants.com

$30,000

Pvt
Sale

2/1/05

42.
tie

RodeoDrive.com

$30,000

BuyDomains

2/1/05

47.

OnlinePokerRoom.com

$27,510

Namewinner

2/1/05

48.

Rapid.com

$27,000

Sedo

4/12/05

49.

VOIP.de

€20,000
= $26,038

Sedo

2/15/05

50.
tie

AdultMart.com

$26,000

Moniker/
DomainSystems

2/22/05

50.
tie

58.com

$26,000

Sedo

5/17/05

52.

Pauschalreise.de("package tour" in German)

€19,500
= $25,117

Sedo

5/10/05

53.

Beam.com

$25,100

SnapNames

1/25/05

54.

VOIP.us

$25,000

AllNetServices

5/24/05

55.

FitnessEquipment.com

$25,000

Sedo

5/3/05

56.
tie

Screen.com

$25,000

GreatDomains

4/12/05

56.
tie

Weights.com

$25,000

GreatDomains

2/15/05

56.
tie

Herbal.com

$25,000

GreatDomains

1/18/05

59.

Inkasso.se("collection agency" in Swedish)

€18,400
= $24,382

Sedo

2/22/05

60.

Hirst.org

$24,000

Sedo

5/24/05

61.

TravelPages.com

$23,000

Pool

5/17/05

62.

NetPassport.com

$22,250

SnapNames

3/8/05

63.

Gloto.com

$22,000

Afternic

3/1/05

64.

Medals.com

€17,000 = $21,977

Sedo

3/29/05

65.

FireAndIce.com

$21,500

SnapNames

2/8/05

66.

VideoBlog.com

$21,000

AllNetServices

4/19/05

67.

Blog.ca

$20,201

Ebay

2/15/05

68.
tie

Exploited.com

$20,000

GreatDomains

4/19/05

68.
tie

IncentiveProgram.com

$20,000

Afternic

4/12/05

68.
tie

IncentivePrograms.com

$20,000

Afternic

4/12/05

68.
tie

Apertio.com

$20,000

Sedo

3/15/05

68.
tie

GrandBahamas.com

$20,000

Afternic

3/1/05

68.
tie

GetExpert.com

$20,000

GotComs.com

2/15/05

74.

Vanessa.com

$20,000

Pvt
Sale

4/19/05

*Date column (month/day/year) shows date the
sale was published in DNJournal.

Last week we talked about how .info had been
flexing its muscles in the second quarter of 2005, but this week it
was .US that landed a real knockout punch. You've already read
about the $25,000 sale of VOIP.us in the mainstream
section of our report, but as the highest .US sale reported to date
that one could stand a little repetition (in fact I'm sure sellers
will be telling prospective buyers about it for months to come!) .US
now has three of the top four new extension sales this year. You can
review all of those on our Year to Date chart a bit further down.

.Biz and .Info tied for #2 this week after a
pair of $1,500 sales. Kane.biz changed hands at Afternic
and Rafting.info was sold by AdoptableDomains.com.
.Biz has some room to boast this week after taking half of the 8
positions on our New TLD list. Though .info locked up #4 with Car-Insurance.info
at €670 ($842), .biz finished with a bang, taking 3 of
the last 4 spots, including #5 CIP.biz at €600 ($754). Sedo
accounted for the latter two sales as well as two others on this
week's chart.

Here's a look at the complete
new extension leader board for the week
ending May 22:

Domain
Name Journal's New TLD Great 8
Reported .info, .biz & .us Domain
Sales May 16, 2005 - May 22, 2005Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based on
Rates in Effect Tue. May 24

Domain

Sold For

Where
Sold

1.

VOIP.us

$25,000

AllNetServices

2.

Kane.biz

$1,500

Afternic

3.

Rafting.info

$1,500

AdoptableDomains

4.

Car-Insurance.info

€670
= $842

Sedo

5.

CIP.biz

€600
= $754

Sedo

6.

Athena.us

$650

Pvt
Sale

7.

HSFI.biz

$500

Sedo

8.

MP3Shop.biz

$200

Sedo

I sold Athena.us for $650 to give the
American country code another chart entry this week. Sedo moved a pair
of .biz domains to anchor the list, including a four-letter acronym, HSFI.biz
for $500. HSFI is a popular modem chipset.

****

Our New TLD Year-To-Date
chart gets just one new member this week, but at $25,000 this one
immediately takes over as Chairman of the Board. That is VOIP.us
of course - our new 2005 (and all-time) .US reported sales leader. It
currently takes at least $1,600 to make this chart. Here are 2005's
biggest new extension winners through May 22:

Domain
Name Journal's Year-To-Date New TLD Top SellersHighest Reported 2005
.info, .biz & .us Domain Sales through May 22 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $)
Based on Rates in Effect When Sales Were Originally Reported
by DNJ(Domains entering the chart this week are highlighted in green)

Domain

Sold For

Where
Sold

Date*

1.

VOIP.us

$25,000

AllNetServices

5/24/05

2.

Industry.us

$17,000

Pvt
Sale

3/15/05

3.

Musical.info

€10,440 =
$13,936

Sedo

3/8/05

4.

CellPhones.us

$12,250

Moniker/
DomainsSystems

1/4/05

5.

Auto.biz

€6,000
= $7,966

Sedo

1/4/05

6.

Maschinenbau.info("building engines" in German)

€5,950
= $7,772

Sedo

4/19/05

7.

Connect.us

$7,500

Sedo

4/5/05

8.

BES.biz

€5,500
= $7,139

Sedo

4/26/05

9.

Safe.biz

€4,000
= $5,189

Sedo

1/25/04

10.

AMA.us

$5,000

Afternic

4/26/05

11.

Adventure.info

£2,500
= $4,708

Sedo

5/10/05

12.

Pauschalreisen.info("package tours" in German)

€3,500
= $4,507

Sedo

5/10/05

13.

Physician.info

$4,150

Pvt
Sale

1/18/05

14.

Pauschalreise.info("package tour" in German)

€2,800
= $3,606

Sedo

5/10/05

15.

Attest.info

€2,700 = $3,559

Sedo

3/1/05

16.

Forum.us

$3,500

GreatDomains

3/8/05

17.

New-York.info

$3,500

Sedo

5/10/05

18.

Attest.info

€2,700
= $3,478

Sedo

5/3/05

19.

Science.info

$3,272

Ebay

5/3/05

20.

Geschichte.info
("stories" in German)

€2,500 = $3,266

Sedo

4/19/05

21.

Nostrum.info

€2,500
= $3,261

Sedo

2/1/05

22.

Musicals.us

€2,550 =
$3,255

Sedo

2/8/05

23.

Altabadia.info(Italian resort area)

€2,300 =
$3,069

Sedo

3/8/05

24.

Lyrics.info

$3,000

Sedo

2/22/05

25.

Ultraschall.info("ultrasound" in German)

€2,250 =
$2,996

Sedo

3/15/05

26.

Dividends.us

€2,277 =
$2,943

Sedo

3/29/05

27.

Eintrittskarten.biz("entry tickets" in German)

€2,200 =
$2,865

Sedo

2/15/05

28.

Calories.info

$2,750

Sedo

3/8/05

29.
tie

LondonEscorts.biz

€2,000
= $2,655

Sedo

1/4/05

29.
tie

MusicalTheater.info

€2,000
= $2,655

Sedo

1/4/05

31.

Snowboard.info

€2,000 = $2,640

Sedo

3/22/05

32.

Diving.info

$2,630

Dot.us

3/29/05

33.

Sense.info

€2,000 = $2,573

Sedo

4/5/05

34.
tie

Oregon.info

$2,500

Ebay

1/25/05

34.
tie

Farming.info

$2,500

Sedo

2/1/05

36.

HolzPellets.info("wood pellets" in German)

€1,800 =
$2,402

Sedo

3/8/04

37.

Bruderschaft.info("brotherhood" in German)

€1,750
= $2,271

Sedo

4/26/05

38.

Socrates.info

€1,750 = $2,262

Sedo

3/29/05

39.

Dot.us

$2,200

Pvt
Sale

1/4/05

40.

Anwalt.biz("lawyer" in German)

€1,650 = $2,163

Sedo

1/11/05

41.

SportTicket.info

€1,600 = $2,123

Sedo

2/22/05

42.

Ride.info

€1,600 = $2,084

Sedo

2/15/05

43.

DGA.info

€1,550 = $2,046

Sedo

3/22/05

44.

Nutrition.biz

$2,000

Pool

1/18/05

45.

GMG.biz

€1,500 =
$1,998

Sedo

3/15/05

46.

Dogs.biz

€1,600 = $1,953

Sedo

2/15/05

47.

Buero.info("office" in German)

€1,500 =
$1,914

Sedo

2/8/05

48.

Oktoberfest.info

£1,500
= $1,895

Sedo

5/17/05

49.

Pizzeria.info

$1,700

Sedo

4/19/05

50.

Volcano.us

$1,652

Dot.us

3/1/05

51.

Rabatte.info("rebates" in German)

€1,250 =
$1,628

Sedo

2/15/05

52.

Snow.biz

€1,250 = $1,622

Sedo

4/26/05

53.

AAC.biz

€1,250
= $1,610

Sedo

5/3/05

54.

Cheerleading.biz

$1,605

Pool

5/10/05

*Date column shows the date (month/day/year)
the sale was
published in DNJournal.

As always, we welcome all verifiable sales reports from companies,
private sellers or individuals with knowledge of an important sale
made through any channel. To contribute information and help make
this column better, just drop a note to editor@dnjournal.com.

We truly appreciate the industry leading
companies represented on our charts who share their sales information
with us to help everyone in the business get a handle on current
domain values. Individuals like Richard
Meyer of the American Marketing Corporation also provide invaluable help by sending us data for these sales
reports each week.

Every Tuesday we publish the highest reported domain name
sales for the previous week. On Monday our contributors send us
their sales data for the previous 7 days. We then compile that
information and write this report for Tuesday publication to give
you the freshest sales report in the industry.

We will close with this standard caution. These are not average selling
prices - these are top selling domains. One of the
biggest impediments to making sales is pricing domains at
unrealistic levels. For most of us, pricing domains at the levels
achieved on the Top Ten chart will leave us waiting a long time to make a sale! We hope you will
use the information presented here as a measuring stick that will
help you price your domains at levels that will put more money in
your pocket more often!

Editor's Note: If you wish to review previous Domain
Sales columns, they are available in our Archive.

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